March 27, 2014 in Education // Mental Health in Focus: Drug Abuse
March 27, 2014 in Education // Mental Health in Focus: Drug Abuse
Drugs are a part of everyday life for a huge majority of people, and a lot of the time use of prescription drugs will never result in addiction. However, taking recreational drugs at university is not uncommon and it can become an addictive process …
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Getting political
Anu Productions, for example, has been very proactive in confronting issues such as drug addiction and prostitution in Dublin's streets. And Colin Murphy explored what was happening in Anglo Irish Bank (and elsewhere) in the days leading up to the …
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Legalizing Medical Marijuana May Actually Reduce Crime
Legalizing Medical Marijuana May Actually Reduce Crime
… linked to alcohol use. A separate study in the journal of Addictive Behaviors noted that "alcohol is clearly the drug with the most evidence to support a direct intoxication-violence relationship," and that "cannabis reduces likelihood of violence …
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El Salvador: Authorities seek to eradicate drug use in schools
The program, which began in January 2013 at five San Salvador schools – three public and two private – consists of talks to students, awareness campaigns about the risks and health effects of drug use and the legal problems caused by drug use and …
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Family Embraces Fight to Legalize Marijuana
Family embraces fight to legalize marijuana
Under federal law, marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, which means that it has a high potential for abuse and no recognized medical benefit, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration website. Marijuana is in the same category as …
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Legalization of marijuana mulled by South Jersey lawmakers
Of the remaining percentage of revenue, 20 percent will go toward a Drug Enforcement Demand Reduction Fund for addiction counseling and 10 percent will go toward programs involving women's health, family planning, smoking cessation and HIV …
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Call for Action in Opioid Crisis, but Area Departments Already Responding
Call for action in opioid crisis, but area departments already responding
There are questions about health-insurance coverage and the number of beds at treatment centers available through the state Public Health Department. It's still unclear whether the $ 20 million Patrick promised to … Roy took a cautionary tone. Narcan …
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Officials battling heroin epidemic
Professionals in expensive three-piece suits are as apt to be using heroin as someone destitute sleeping on a park bench, said William Bean, program manager at St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC), in Saratoga Springs. “Everyone in every socio …
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Need Words of Encouragement to Get Over Addiction?
Question by SheBee: Need words of encouragement to get over addiction?
Ive now made a choice to get out of a drug problem ive been having the last few years.
Ive made a program together with my doctor, and i think it goes very well so far (im a week into the program).
But sometimes, it gets hard, and i think “What the hell, maybe i should just start using again…”. Not many people i know, knows about my problem, so im totally on my own.
Prescription Drug Addiction – Not a “real” Addiction?
Question by r6racer: Prescription drug addiction – not a “real” addiction?
per my other posts, I was addicted to xanax for many years. I did some stupid stuff while high on xanax, said some real hurtful things. Used to crawl on hands and knees on the carpet looking for any pills or broken pills. Got a few regrettable tattoos.
When I tell my younger brother about the years I was addicted, he kinda rolls his eyes at me. Like it wasn’t a “real” addiction since it was a prescription drug?
Thoughts?